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Kapikog Lake Newsletter Kapikog Lake Cottagers Association Box 167, MacTier, Ontario P0C 1H0
Executive Summary Spring 2017
Remember these dates!
Waterfront fun day ! Saturday June 29 2019
Aug 17 2019 AGM 10 am
Sunday May 19 2019 Cottager organised wine
and cheese ... please contact Jay Parker if you
would like to help organise or donate some
food.
Thanks to our sponsor Foodland Mactier
Fall newsletter 2019
Kapikog Late April 2019
Happy Easter Kapikog lake Cottagers !
It seems like its been a long winter but we are almost back to cottaging season
and the lake is calling us to return.
This fall and winter has been a time of passages for our lake . We have seen a
number of long time cottagers say good bye to their cottages and new families join
us. Please give our new families a warm welcome and make them feel at
home !!
We have also seen the passing of many long time cottagers—a number were origi-
nal Kapikog pioneers. See page 5. The GBBR will let us know when our
water results are posted with those
of the rest of the region and I will
send you a link to that information
once available.
Water testing ( association member
conducted ) and Benthic monitoring
of aquatic insects ( GBBR conduct-
ed ) will continue this year . The
GBBR will be launching from 54
Munro Rd again this year on July 4 .
If you are interested in understand-
ing the process let me know at
[email protected] and I will let
them know you would like to partici-
pate/ observe .
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During the dreary month of November this past fall the whoop,whoop whoop of heli-copter rotors were a familiar sound as were visual sightings of a Hydro One chopper flying up and down the hydro corridor to the east of Kapikog Lake It seemed that al-most every day there was air traffic in the area. What was going on?
Photo by Carol Dickie next page.
This fall Carol Dickie and Rainer Cuma—long time well loved cottagers moved
from their cottage home to a new place a bit south . They have sent contact
numbers for us to put in the newsletter for friends who would like to stay in
touch 705 506 0102 and cell 416 400 1451
That question was answered on November 21st when Hydro One crews were spot-ted along Kapikog Lake Road at the transmission corridor by Little Kapikog Lake. Most of the crew were high up in the tower working at something, but at what? It looked like a cirque du soleil high wire act. A crew member on terra firm was ap-proached and he filled us in on what the crew was up to. He stated that they were torqueing the bolts on the to towers and that they had been using a helicopter to ac-cess the tower sites along the corridor. He stated that the helicopter was not availa-
The image presented was a stunning one with crew members dressed in orange high up in the rigging of the towers against a clear blue sky on one of our only sunny days in November. To access their lofty perches, crew members had to climb up from the ground and work aloft much like old-time sailors on sailing ships. Each step was carefully orchestrated as we watched a member ascend a tower. The use of safety belts as this individual ascended the tower was quite evident. Safety training for these individuals must be rigorous and they sure can't have fears of heights.
All of us living on this lake whether seasonal or full time rely on the power grid to keep us comfortable. We have all seen power outages over the years that interfered with our comfort zone. From the short outages to the days long power interruptions, we can be thankful for the Hydro One Crews that work on our behalf to maintain the power grid. They work under dangerous conditions and all types of weather condi-tions imaginable. It was a treat to see them do their high tower work and made me appreciate the crews and the work that they do.
High Wire Act !
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High wire act Ctd
The Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve has a lot to offer for cottagers
See a link to their site below :
https://www.gbbr.ca/
Check out the June 1 native plant sale ( order deadline May 16)
The kids in the biosphere Booklet with 4 seasons of activities ( $10 cost )
The Spring Birds Biosphere walk May 5
Georgian Nordic Outdoor Activity Centre, 4 Nine Mile Lake Road
Parry Sound, Ontario P2A 2W9 Canada
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Passages
This spring sees us holding dear and offering heartfelt condolences on the passing of a number of our current former and original cottagers
Bud Hooper ,our intrepid Newsletter editor for many years died in the fall—following his wife Joan who died at the end of the summer last year -
Martin Sinclair father of Gordon and Father in law of Laura Sinclair, was an original lake pioneer, died in late December 2018 he had purchased lot 78 in 1966 .
Ernie Cowl, father of Linda Moxey, was another lake's pioneer. He passed away in January of 2019 His history of the lake is in the Kapikog book under lot 45.
Todd Woytiuk 140 South Lake Kapikog Rd. property (formerly lot 46 and 47 died in February of 2019.His parents were lake originals and he and his sister Kim owned the cottage in recent years . Kim has submitted a write up in tribute to Todd and it is included below
Janny Haarmeyer , mother of Gerry Haarmeyer and Tina Henning is another cottage original who passed away in early March of 2019
In Memoriam of Todd Woytiuk
Our dear brother Todd Woytiuk passed away February 6, 2019 at 58 years of age. Todd was a former Vice Chair of the Kapikog Lake Cottagers Association. Our parents Wally and Anne purchased Lot 46 in the initial 1966 auction after the birth of our sister, Jan who has Downs Syndrome. Todd loved the cottage and our lifelong friends and fami-ly. He was passionate about the environment and treating all wildlife and nature with re-spect. He loved boating, fishing, skidooing and barbqing! He loved to entertain guests and his kindness knew no bounds. He was generous and kind. Please in memory of Todd, nurture the lake for all generations to come. Be kind to your neighbours (if you do not know them go over and introduce yourselves). We were blessed with the best neigh-bours in the whole world. Listen to the loons, watch the sunsets, stars, red autumn leaves, and take a deep breath and smell the clean pine air. Appreciate the blessings of being able to spend even an hour on our beloved Kapikog Lake. If you are so inclined please raise a glass of your favourite beverage and say a toast to Todd. He will be smil-ing and would have loved that you thought of him. Thanking all of you who sent your ex-pressions of sympathy.
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Hi, Everyone,
It's been a long and snowy winter up here in cottage country, let's hope Spring is just around the corner. We at ROYAL LePage just finished doing the Cottage Life Show at the International Centre in Toronto and we are excited by the enthusiastic responses we got from prospective Buyers. With interest rates creeping up, and the uncertainty of the economy, both nationally and internationally, this is a good window of opportunity to think about selling your cottage property at the best possible price. Please feel free to call me I you would like a free estimate on your property. I have been in the real estate business for 52 years and have the means and equipment to service properties everywhere. You can reach me at [email protected] or by telephone (Cell) 705 746-6692, (Residence) 705 378-2360 or at the office, toll free, 800 2332-1114.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Gary R. Jennings, Broker
ROYAL LePage In Touch Realty Inc.
While there is more than enough to do or explore at the lake and in the surrounding
woods...we all occasionally yearn for an adventure in one of the local towns ...so here
is a short list of some activities you might want to explore .
https://festivalofthesound.ca/ July 19 to Aug 10 ( Parry Sound )
Muskoka Jazz Festival Aug 24 Port Carling ( this is a first time event )
MUSKOKA’s ORIGINAL SUMMER SHOW ( antiques )
Saturday – Sunday, July 27 – 28, 2019 Port Carling Arena
Everything Anne Day Bala Museum July 24 1 30 pm
Bala Cranberry Festival October 18 - 19 - 20 2019
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Public dock lighting ...
The association was notified this fall that as of next June H and H will no longer be
able to supply Hydro to the lights at the public dock.
The association has been paying them for hydro over the years in order to have
lights at the parking lot and dock .
This leads us to wonder whether the lights are actually required Can I please hear
from our Island cottager association members in particular as to whether they
need lights there to launch in the dark so we can gauge the importance of this
requirement . Thanks very much
Please email me at [email protected]
Councillors Report
We have posted Grant Walkers full councillors report on the web site . Here are
some summary points :
The Winter has been hard and the roads have suffered—the town will have a bet-
ter idea of the damage extend after 1/2 loading ends.
Grant would like your ideas on land water and beach clean up that could have a
neighborhood / community theme with prizes and community support.
The provincial government is talking about amalgamations. The town is research-
ing past amalgamation failures/ experiences and having discussions with consult-
ants with background in this area .
You are invited to contact Grant directly on this or other issues at
The Kapikog Lake public dock will be put in when the ice is out. He also pledges
support helping resolve the dock lighting issues noted below .
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Association news
At the AGM in August the current board members of the Association let their
names stand. and motions were accepted to approve .
As a reminder ..we are fortunate to have Cheryl Randall as Treasurer , Su-
zanne Armstrong as Vice Chair , Pat Hooper as Secretary and Stuart Ferrie
as Director . We are a small but active group and new volunteers are welcome
at any time .
Please let me know if you would be interested in helping out.
We will see you on the lake Laura Sinclair Chair person
Association Membership
A number of requests have come in to association membership.
Membership remains at $40 and can be paid by cheque to
The Kapikog Lake Cottagers Association PO box 167 Mactier ON P0C
1H0 or sent by e-transfer to Cheryl [email protected].